Tel: 84-54-3525049,
Fax: 84-54-3524923
Email:
khcn-htqt@huaf.edu.vn
Head: Dr. Pham Huu Ty
Vice Head: Dr. Nguyen Ho Lam
Staffs: 05
I/ HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation is formerly the Department of Education and Science, belonging to Agricultural University No.2 in Ha Bac province, founded in 1967.
In 1972, the Department of Education and Science was divided into independent departments. The section of Scientific Management remained as the Department of Science Management and Library.
In 1984, the Department of Science Managment was renamed as the Department of Science Management and International Cooperation.
In 1994, the Library section was seperated and become an independent department. Since 2001, the Department of Science Management and International Cooperation has been merged with post graduate training management. On the 18th of December 2008, the President of Hue University signed decision 1094/QĐ-ĐHH-TCNS renaming the department as the Department of Science, Technology, International Cooperation and Post Graduate Training.
On the 15th of December 2009, the President of Hue University signed resolution 1198/QĐ-ĐHH-TCNS dividing the department into two independent departments: the Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation and the Department of Post Graduate Training.
II/ MANAGMENT BOARD:
Period |
Head |
Vice Head |
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1967 - 1972 |
Nguyen Van Lac |
Cao Xuan Vong
|
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1972 - 1978 |
Le Viet Ly |
Tran Long |
|
1978 - 1982 |
Tran Long |
Dang Vu Binh |
|
1982 - 1997 |
Tran Xuan Lac |
Tran Thanh Vinh (from 1990 - 1992) |
|
1997 - 1998 |
Nguyen Tien Von |
Le Van An
|
|
1998 - 2001 |
Le Duc Ngoan |
Nguyen Thi Thanh
|
|
2001 - 2006 |
Le Van An |
Nguyen Thi Thanh
|
|
2007 - 2009 |
Phung Thang Long |
Nguyen Thi Thanh |
|
2010 - 2013 |
Phung Thang Long |
Le Dinh Phung |
|
2013 - 2014 |
Le Dinh Phung |
Le Nhu Cuong |
|
2014 – 8/2015 |
Ho Trung Thong |
Nguyen Ho LAM |
|
8/2015 – 11/2015 |
Nguyen Ho LAM (on behalf of the Dean) |
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From 12/2015 |
Pham Huu TY |
Nguyen Ho LAM |
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III/ FUNCTIONS AND TASKS
2.1. Functions
The main function of the Department is to be a counsellor for Mr. Rector and to be responsible for organising and managing the scientific, technological, international and intellectual property activities of the University.
2.2. Tasks
- Working with faculties and functional departments to expand international cooperation in terms of training and education, research and technology transfer.
- To act as a counsellor for Mr. Rector to sign documents of international cooperation.
- Managing international programes and projects.
- Connecting and maintaining cooperation with partners; providing partners’ information (address, email, post cards) for the Department of Administration who is responsile for sending letters and post cards on occasions of celebrations such as: the New Year Eve, Festivals, National Holidays, etc.
- Working with faculties and functional departments to make procedures for incoming and outgoing guests meeting Vietnamese laws; to be responsible for obtaining passport and visa for the Rector board (if required).
- Welcoming and working with international guests according to Vietnamese laws.
- Being responsibile for organising international conferences, workshops and seminars which are held by the University.
- Keeping documents of international cooperation activities for references .
- Being responsibile for sending greeting cards to international partners.
IV/ ACHIEVEMENTS:
The university has been co-operating widely with international institutions/universities in terms of education, training, research and technology transfer. The main partners are Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden), Kyoto University (Japan), Okayama University (Japan), Nippon University of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (Japan), Tokyo University of Agriculture (Japan), Obihiro University (Japan), Utrecht University (The Netherlands), Wageningen University and Research Centers (The Netherlands), Czech University of Life Science Prague (Czech Republic), Siena University (Italia), Kasetsart University (Thailand), Maejo University (Thailand), Georgia (The U.S), Laos National University (Laos), Cambodian Royal Agricultural University (Cambodia), University of Southern Taiwan (Taiwan), Rosa Research Institute (Luxemburg), Greifswald University (Germany) and international organisations such as IDRC, SIDA, SAREC, AIT, IRRI, CIP, ICCO, JICA, WB, ADB, Helvetas, Tropenbos, ICRAF, ACIAR and so on.
International co-operative activities have provided numerous training opportunities for the staff and improved the capacity of the university in teaching and research as well as the reputation and position of the university in the country and the region.
Some achievements in the period of 2011 – 2015 are signing 13 MOUs and Cooperation Agreements with international organizations and universities such as Maejo University - Thailand, National Ocean Taiwan University - Taiwan, Yunan Agricultural University – China, Miyagi University – Japan; building and enhancing international student and staff exchange with international partners such as Kyoto University, Ubon Ratchathani University and Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, University of Gottingen – Germany; Conducting graduate training for Lao universities; Conducting international cooperation projects: “Developing productive, sustainable and profitable smallholder beef enterprises in Center Vietnam – LSP/2012/062 – ACIAR”, “Supporting the integration in Agricultural Curricula of Climate Change concerns at Universities of Agriculture in Vietnam – ACCCU”, Profession Oriented Higher Education – POHE.